Placido Domingo's 40th Anniversary Gala

Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times

The face of Placido Domingo -- memorable tenor as well as administrator, fund-raiser, conductor, visionary, society magnate, celebrity draw -- peers from the cover of a program for a gala concert put on by Los Angeles Opera.

The face of Placido Domingo -- memorable tenor as well as administrator, fund-raiser, conductor, visionary, society magnate, celebrity draw -- peers from the cover of a program for a gala concert put on by Los Angeles Opera. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Placido Domingo ducks into his dressing room before the April 18 concert celebrating the passage of four decades since he first sang the title role in Alberto Ginasteras Don Rodrigo with the New York City Opera in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Placido Domingo ducks into his dressing room before the April 18 concert celebrating the passage of four decades since he first sang the title role in Alberto Ginasteras Don Rodrigo with the New York City Opera in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)